As a novice what is the most important number one tip you can impart concerning purchase conveyancing in Moor Row?

You may not hear this from too many lawyers but conveyancing in Moor Row or throughout England and Wales is an adversarial process. In other words, when it comes to conveyancing there exists an abundance of opportunity for friction between you and other parties involved in the house moving process. E.g., the vendor, property agent and sometimes the bank. Appointing a law firm for your conveyancing in Moor Row an important selection as your conveyancer is your adviser, and is the ONLY party in the legal process whose role it is to protect your legal interests and to protect you.

We are witnessing a definite ongoing adversarial element to conveyancing- someone has to be at fault for the process being so protracted. You your first instinct should be to trust your conveyancer ahead of all other parties in the home moving process.

Due to the guidance of my in-laws I had a survey completed on a property in Moor Row in advance of instructing solicitors. I have been told that there is a flying freehold overhang to the house. My surveyor advised that some banks tend not grant a loan on this type of home.

It depends who your proposed lender is. HSBC has different requirements from Nationwide. Should you wish to telephone us we can investigate further with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can help as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Moor Row. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.

I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing lawyer in Moor Row for my sale. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the profession’s regulator?

You may read documented Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from investigations started on or after Jan 2008. Go to Check a solicitor's record. To find records about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 09.30 - 18.00 Tuesday. International callers, use +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator may monitor call for training purposes.

My wife and I purchased a leasehold house in Moor Row. Conveyancing and Platform Home Loans Ltd mortgage organised. A letter has just been received from someone claiming to own the reversionary interest in the property. It included a ground rent demand for rent dating back to 1993. The conveyancing solicitor in Moor Row who acted for me is not around. What should I do?

First make enquiries of the Land Registry to make sure that the individual purporting to own the freehold is indeed the registered owner of the freehold reversion. You do not need to instruct a Moor Row conveyancing lawyer to do this as you can do this on the Land Registry website for less than a fiver. You should note that in any event, even if this is the rightful landlord, under the Limitation Act 1980 no more than 6 years of rent can be collected.

Leasehold Conveyancing in Moor Row - Sample of Queries Prior to buying

This information is helpful as a) areas may cause problems in the block as the common areas may begin to deteriorate if maintenance are not paid for b) if the leasehold owners have an issue with the running of the building you will want to have complete disclosure How much is the annual service fee and ground rent?

Is it true that a Moor Row conveyancing solicitor has court proceedings brought against them by clients for not carrying out the appropriate conveyancing searches?

We are not aware of such a Moor Row conveyancing matter but it has been reported that, a couple purchasing a property elsewhere in England successfully sued their lawyer as a consequence of development permission to erect a wind farm failing to be identified in conveyancing searches.

Where you are thinking of buying a home in Moor Row It is important that your conveyancing practitioner conduct all Moor Row conveyancing searches required to ensure you have relevant and up to date information before acquiring a home in Moor Row.